Glowing Green Ginger Power Smoothie {Recipe}

We’re 11 days into Green Smoothie April and my favorite smoothie so far has been my green ginger creation. I’ve made it three times now and I have the recipe just right and ready to share with you!

What I love most about this smoothie is that it’s almost more like a green juice in consistency and the ginger and lemon balance it out nicely to give it kick and zip without it being too sweet from the fruit. While this is a simple smoothie it’s full of ingredients that pack a nutritional punch.

Let’s start out with what powers up this smoothie…the greens!!!

Dole just released a new line of “Power Up Greens” to help provide consumers with a nutrient dense blend of greens that can help amp up the amount of greens in your diet while helping with health and diet goals. The three Power Up blends are Baby Kale, Baby Kale & Greens and Spring Mix & Greens. They can easily be tossed into many different recipes ranging from salads to smoothies to stir fries and more. Dole offered to send me a variety of these new greens to help Power Up my Green Smoothie April Challenge!

This mix features baby kale, baby spinach, baby red chard and baby green chard. These are all greens that I regularly use on their own so it’s nice to have them all in one blend.

Benefits of greens:

– Full of vitamin K which can help protect your bones from osteoporosis and prevent inflammation
– High levels of vitamin A which maintains healthy skin and good vision
– Vitamins C & E to protect all the cells in your body from stress and injury
– Packed with B-vitamins such as folate which promotes heart health and prevents birth defects
– The USDA advocates eating leafy greens: “Because of their high content of antioxidants, green leafy vegetables may be one of the best cancer-preventing foods. Studies have shown that eating 2 to 3 servings of green leafy vegetables per week may lower the risk of stomach, breast and skin cancer. These same antioxidants have also been proven to decrease the risk of heart disease.”– High in fiber
– The baby greens feature a mild taste that is nearly undetectable when used in smoothies

Benefits of ginger:

– Alleviates symptoms of gastrointestinal distress
– Relaxes and soothes the intestinal tract
– Safe and natural nausea relief, even for pregnant women and children
– Direct anti-inflammatory effects. Ginger contains a compound called gingerols that can alleviate pain from arthritis

Benefits of lemon:

– Alkalizing for the body and help restore normal pH
– Full of vitamin C
– Stimulates the liver
– Cleanses the bowels and helps with digestion
– Lemons contain 22 anti-cancer compounds

Have I convinced you yet that you should drink one of these in the morning to get your day off to an awesome start. SO MANY good things for your body! Bonus, it’s portable and easy to take on the go. Throw it all in the blender and then hit the road!

I love fruit smoothies, but I have struggled to find a good green smoothie recipe that I actually like and can finish gulping down, rather than dumping half of it down the drain. I tried this recipe this morning and absolutely loved it! I used spinach for my greens, and it was delish.

I'm Jen and I'm a personal trainer, yoga teacher and the author of Ultimate Plank Fitness and The Complete Guide to Yoga Inversions. I live in Charlotte, NC and share daily updates about food, fitness, yoga and life with two golden retrievers! You can reach me at jen@peanutbutterrunner.com.